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True or False? Losing Your Weight Slowly Will Yield Better (Long-Term) Results Than Rapid Weight Loss - Another Common Weight Loss Myth Debunked by Science?!

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With adequ. protein and nutrients "crash"- beats "low and steady" -dieting. In the obese that's almost certain, in athletes more experimental evidence are needed. You will have heard and read that rapid weight loss will make you lose muscle and set you up for weight regain aka the " Yo-Yo effect ". As a SuppVersity  reader, you know that things are not as simple as that. While some studies appear to support this urban myth others suggest that the exact opposite may be the case. A 2014 study by Purcell, Sumithran, and Prendergast that was published in the venerable scientific journal The Lancet  for example, showed that rapid weight loss on a very low calorie diet leads to better long-term outcomes than gradual weight loss on a much less restricted diet. You can learn more about improving your body composition at the SuppVersity Long-Term Dieting Makes Gymnasts Fat! Minimal Carb Reduction, Max. Results? HIT Circuit + Plyos for Glu...
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To Prevent Insulin Resistance Potassium Supplementation is a Must on Protein-Modified Fast W/ Out Fruits & Veggies

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You don't need supplemental K, well... unless you are on a protein modified fast without fruits and veggies ;-) The 1984 study by Norbiato et al. is not a very recent, but it's probably a very important study which was set up to investigate "the role of potassium deficiency in the development of glucose intolerance during caloric deprivation" (Norbiato. 1984). Or, put simly, the scientists wanted to know if a low potassium level may promote insulin resistance and modify or is modified in response to dieting (in this case protein-modified fasting). In the study, two groups of subjects were studied. The "normal" group consisted of ten subjects, who were 27-45 years old and whose body weights ranged from 89 to 115% of the "ideal body weight". The "obese" group  group consisted of twenty subjects aged 21-48 years who were 70%-131% overweight. Learn more about the health effects of food: Pasta "Al Dente" = Anti-Diabetic ...
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